SUMMARY
- Ronaldo Nazario and Cristiano Ronaldo are two iconic players in the soccer world, Nazario was unbeatable on-field, while CR7 is one of the greatest in modern generation.
- CR7 has always respected the Brazilian legend. They recently met for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia event.
Ronaldo Nazario and Cristiano Ronaldo are two of the most iconic names in the world of soccer. While Nazario is termed as a player who was unbeatable in terms of on-field skills and guile, CR7 is one of the greatest players of the modern generation.
Over the years, CR7 has always shown a lot of respect to the Brazilian soccer legend. The duo also recently met during a boxing event in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, where Cristiano Ronaldo represents his current club Al-Nassr in the Saudi Pro League.
📸‼️ Cristiano Ronaldo with Ronaldo Nazario. 🇵🇹✖🇧🇷 pic.twitter.com/mlQXCDIgya
— TCR. (@TeamCRonaldo) October 29, 2023
While both Ronaldo Nazario and Cristiano Ronaldo have delivered consistent on-field performances throughout their career, comparisons between their playing styles and on-the-pitch demeanor have always been a subject of debate in the soccer world. Here we take a look at the best seasons of both the players at the highest level in terms of numbers.
Ronaldo Nazario’s best season vs. Cristiano Ronaldo’s best season
The Brazil veteran Ronaldo Nazario’s best season at the highest level of club soccer came with the Spanish club FC Barcelona. R9 went on to score 47 goals in just 49 matches for Barca. In addition to his prolific goal-scoring tally, he also managed to register 13 assists for the club that season.
Cristiano Ronaldo’s best season at the club level came during his spell with Real Madrid. CR7 netted 51 goals in just 48 matches for the La Liga giants. The Portuguese wizard further added to his goal contributions by chipping in with 15 assists that very season.
Including both goals and assists R9’s best season’s goal-contribution tally stands at 60. While CR7 numbers are greater than his, going up to 66. Also, going by the number of matches they played in that season, R9 would average around 1.22 goals/assist per game, while CR7’s average would be higher around 1.37 goals/assist per game.
Ronaldo Nazario didn’t pick Cristiano Ronaldo in his all-time best 11
Former Brazil international and Barcelona veteran Ronaldo Nazario snubbed CR7 while picking his all-time best 11. Although, R9 did manage to select a pretty good playing 11 for his all-time greatest team, however, the non-inclusion of CR7 did raise certain eyebrows among the soccer hierarchy.
Ronaldo Nazário has named his greatest XI of all time where he named 2 Argentines: Messi, Maradona. 🇦🇷🇧🇷 pic.twitter.com/gALKM5RaEU
— All About Argentina 🛎🇦🇷 (@AlbicelesteTalk) February 25, 2023
Ronaldo Nazario’s best 11 included names like Lionel Messi, Ronaldinho Gaucho, Pele, Roberto Carlos, Maradona, Van Basten, Paolo Maldini, and several other iconic players. He also included himself in his best 11. Nazario picked himself as the main striker cum center-forward. R9’s decision to not include Cristiano Ronaldo in his greatest 11, remains a subject of discussion among the fans.